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Vincent
Published date18 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
Death - in the Tower of London - of the despised Judge Jeffreys, who sentenced more than 300 to death at his "bloody assizes"

1775:

American patriot Paul Revere made his famous ride from Charleston to Lexington to warn of the British Army's advance.

1906:

San Francisco was devastated by a massive earthquake.

1934:

The first launderette opened in Fort Worth, Texas. It was called a Washateria.

1946:

The League of Nations was formally dissolved, its assets passing to the United Nations.

1949:

The Republic of Ireland Act came into force as Eire became a republic and withdrew from the British Commonwealth.

1954:

Colonel Gamel Abdal Nasser became prime minister and military governor of Egypt, having seized power while President Neguib was away from the capital.

1955:

Death of physicist Albert Einstein, one of the most creative intellects in history.

1966:

The Sound Of Music won an Oscar after receiving an almost universal panning from the critics. It grossed £60m in its first year.

1968:

London Bridge was sold...

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